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AccuWeather exceeds 9.5 billion requests for data every day

February 27, 2015
AccuWeather receives and processes more than 9.5 billion digital requests for its accurate and personalized weather forecasts with Superior Accuracy every day from locations all over the world.

Changi consortium wins Vladivostok Airport bid

February 27, 2015
The consortium comprising the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), Changi Airports International (CAI), and Basic Element has been announced as the winner of the tender to acquire shares in Vladivostok International Airport in Russia's Far East.

D.R. Horton to build almost 900 homes in Rockwall-Fate

February 27, 2015
SouthStar Woodcreek Developer, the developers of the Woodcreek community in the Rockwall-Fate area in east Dallas, announced the December sale and closing of approximately 272 acres of land to D.R. Horton, suitable for up to 897 new homes.

Rio Tinto CEO: No chance of Glencore merger

February 26, 2015
Rio Tinto will not be taken over by rival Glencore because there is no value in it for shareholders and regulators will never let it happen, CEO Sam Walsh said.

Cyberonics to buy Italy's Sorin for $1.4 billion

February 26, 2015
Cyberonics Inc. agreed to buy Sorin SpA in an all-stock deal that the Italian company said values it at about $1.4 billion.

Iberdrola to buy UIL Holdings for about $3 billion

February 26, 2015
Spanish utility Iberdrola SA will buy UIL Holdings Corp for about $3 billion to create a new listed power and gas company and expand in the United States.

Mizuho to buy Royal Bank of Scotland's US loan assets for $3 billion

February 26, 2015
Mizuho Financial Group has agreed to purchase the U.S. loan assets of Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) for around $3 billion.

Aibel to work on Johan Sverdrup drilling platform

February 26, 2015
Aibel was awarded the contract for engineering, procurement and construction for the deck of the drilling platform on the Johan Sverdrup field. The contract has an estimated value of NOK 8 billion.

Gazprom expanding new export routes

February 26, 2015
The Gazprom board approved the company's strategy aimed at diversifying its export routes and increasing the Russian gas competitiveness.

First Solar and SunPower to form a joint YieldCo vehicle

February 26, 2015
First Solar, Inc. and SunPower Corp. are in advanced negotiations to form a joint YieldCo vehicle (the YieldCo) to which they each expect to contribute a portfolio of selected solar generation assets from their existing portfolio of assets.

Cuban premium cigars set to enter U.S. market

February 25, 2015
The Cuban tobacco industry "is well positioned" to cover the demand for its exclusive cigars in the United States when access is allowed to that market, the copresident of Habanos S.A., Luis Sanchez-Harguindey, told Efe.

McDonald's accused of $1.1 billion tax evasion and slavery conditions

February 25, 2015
Civil society groups in Europe have accused McDonald's of evading more than 1 billion euros or $1.1 billion in tax over five years between 2009 and 2013.